max.patch wrote:
rip billy buck
youtube.com/watch?v=Y9RLQK_BbZg
He stiffed me twice in the early 70s at Dodger town, back when everyone for the Dodgers signed autographs, especially for a kid. But I still always liked him any way. I remember when after attending an afternoon Lakers-Mavericks Western Conference Final game in I believe 1988, I headed over to Arlington to watch the KC Royals play the Rangers. Much to my surprise the Royals had just signed him and he pinch hit in the game.
That play cost him more than a World Series ring (although Mookie Wilson swears he would have beat it out even if he caught it). It along with his bad legs prevented him from getting to 3,000 hits and with that a probable automatic ticket to the HOF.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General
Richard Ewell, CSA General